Brandon Barker

[mad zab]

Does he actually need toughening up though? He's hardly an 8 stone weakling a la Willo Flood. I'd bet my house that Barker is bigger and stronger than Raheem Sterling, and he was never farmed off to the Championship to 'toughen up'.

He may not be a weakling, but he hasn't played against grown men who will try anything to stop him. For me though, I believe these loans are more about testing the mentality of a player. You see he will have had everything at his disposal at City, but now he is in a strange place with few friends about. The fact he is at a club at the bottom should not matter. What matters will be his application to the task ahead and if he can rise to the challenge in front of him.

 

[Clercqs]

Does he actually need toughening up though? He's hardly an 8 stone weakling a la Willo Flood. I'd bet my house that Barker is bigger and stronger than Raheem Sterling, and he was never farmed off to the Championship to 'toughen up'.

 

[ancoats]

Does he actually need toughening up though? He's hardly an 8 stone weakling a la Willo Flood. I'd bet my house that Barker is bigger and stronger than Raheem Sterling, and he was never farmed off to the Championship to 'toughen up'.

sorry I meant football wise by game time and being a first team player gives you the mentality that your a footballer and not just a boy in a youth setup.its the real world and the pressure that it matters to the fans that you win and give 100% its what he needs than just playing at EDS where you are not under pressure to win a game of football that's what I mean

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

it's an opportunity, go there, look ridiculously too good for that level and earn your spot at a higher level. It's taken people like George Evans a while to even make an impression at League 1, go and tear it up and turn everyone's heads.

 

[Centurions]

Does he actually need toughening up though? He's hardly an 8 stone weakling a la Willo Flood. I'd bet my house that Barker is bigger and stronger than Raheem Sterling, and he was never farmed off to the Championship to 'toughen up'.

He's taller but there's not a chance in hell that he's stronger. Sterling is ridiculously strong for a lad who's only 5' 7".

 

[Neville Kneville]

sorry I meant football wise by game time and being a first team player gives you the mentality that your a footballer and not just a boy in a youth setup.its the real world and the pressure that it matters to the fans that you win and give 100% its what he needs than just playing at EDS where you are not under pressure to win a game of football that's what I mean

If he stars there then comes back, having proven himself able vs older blokes, thus is then trusted in our first team squad, then the move will be a success. If he comes back, gets no games for City & farmed out again, like happened to Cole, it will be very disappointing.

I hope you are right, that we have not seen the last of him at City.

 

[FantasyIreland]

He's taller but there's not a chance in hell that he's stronger. Sterling is ridiculously strong for a lad who's only 5' 7".

Whats height got to do with strength? Sterling is strong for a lad who weighs approx 9 stone.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

Whats height got to do with strength? Sterling is strong for a lad who weighs approx 9 stone.

apart from when he wears a blue shirt and a centre-back comes near him, in which case he falls over instead of using the ball and thinks he's in a Liverpool shirt and will automatically win a free-kick.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...nchester-city-brandon-barker-academy-10426086

 

[Centurions]

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...nchester-city-brandon-barker-academy-10426086

Absolute non-story, the gist (in fact almost the entirety of it) is:

“I’ve been on the bench maybe nine or 10 times this season and its been frustrating not to play, but their team is full of world class players so it’s hard to break in,” said Barker.